title: Hepatic transplantation in a patient with mesoatrial shunt and occlusion of the inferior vena cava.
abstract: Occlusion of the vena cava has long been considered an insurmountable difficulty in patients needing liver transplantation. We report the case of a patient with a patent mesoatrial shunt and complete vena cava obstruction who underwent liver transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75246.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Klintmalm
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Alivizatos
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Husberg
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Small
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cofer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000601:surgery; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior